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January 17, 2024
An attorney for Ellis' family called it “perverse” and said the officers were “effectively being rewarded” for the 33-year-old's death.
December 7, 2022
Sedrick Altheimer, on the stand, told Tacoma jurors he didn't threaten Ed Troyer in Jan. 2021, as the Pierce County…
March 23, 2022
The family of Manuel Ellis, a Black man killed by police, has reached a $4 million settlement with one of…
December 22, 2021
Manuel Ellis died in Tacoma police custody in March 2020. Three officers involved have been charged with murder and manslaughter.
November 28, 2021
A shooting at Tacoma Mall left one person seriously wounded and sent hundreds of Black Friday shoppers fleeing for exits…
Manuel Ellis
May 28, 2021
Three officer were in custody on charges related to Manuel Ellis' death and were scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
Manuel Ellis
May 27, 2021
The Washington state AG on Thursday charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and one with manslaughter in the death…